Brenham Weekly Banner. (Brenham, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 16, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 19, 1900 Page: 2 of 8
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Lot B, 50 doz ladies droplstltch, 25c
Lot 5 62, 90 doz child’s ntV J 11 ‘
Lot C. C. S., 50 doz lad!
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The Oldest Nurseries in Texas.
Established by William Watson, I860-
Stanley Watson
Proprietor.
Gent’s
Furnishing Dept.
East and West Te
Railway.
(GULF AIR LINE.)
Wash Goods
Department.
FOR SALE BY
J. LOCKETT
East Sandy Street,
^ren-lisixn., Teztas.
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We have Speed, Comfort 1
and Up-to-Dateness. |
If you want the Best,
Have It.
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Lot 810, 100 ladies hose/wK*
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Lot 562, 90 doz child's rJMd hose, 25
’ is’ seamless
libbed hose,
1 case drees lawn, 3c
1 case corded lawn, 5c
I case organdies, 56'
I cose checked nainsook, Jc
1 case zephyr gingham, loc
•25 pieces Madras cloth, 15c
10 pieces Gros de Landress, 15c
10 pieces crinkle'cloth, 25c
15 pieces dotted swiss novelty, 20c
Ladies’ Kid
Gloves.
10 doz k;d driving cloves at 50c
10 doz kid driving gloves at 75c
100 doz d”e sed h'd gloves, all colors,
’every p :r guaranteed, only $1
10 doz new and up.to-date gloves,
only 51 50
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Lot 154, 50 boy’s suits at
Lot 252, 50 boy’s su’ts ati
Lot 357, 100 boy’s sc its a
Lot 403, 50 boy s suits al
I ot 8156, 50 men’s suits!
I ot 3^58 50 men’s
Lot 57;”, 25 men's siM
Lot 5053, 25 men’s st^H
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RES TA URAN Ty
Opposite Union Depot, Branham, Tciss-. .
Open day and night. Hot and cold Itoch
Fish and Oysters served to order at all hour®,
The best Liquors and Cigars in the city. No-
better place in town to get what you want-
American Beer always on tap.
.AGENT FOR TEACUE’S COUCH CURE.
W H. MURPHY. Manager,
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closing August 4th.
Prof. E. W. Tarrant has been
chosen as conductor with the
following corps of teachers,
Messrs. G. F. Urbankte, B.
Harris and R. M. Gannon.
GO TO THE—
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Ls oJ I 0 ^Company
For Your
L TIN WORK, BATHTUBS, CISTERNS.
<_ PLUMBING AND
REPAIR Vt’ORR A SPECIALTY-
All Work Bons with Neatness and Dispatch
AND FULLY GUARANTEED;
Parties having land which they
want cleaned and put in condition
for plowing should call on Alex
Wyatt, Brenham, Texas.
COLOR
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CHEEKS
Men and women who pursue callings
and pleasures that rob the cheeks of
color, want the blood qualifying and en-
ergizing’ The summer in
Colorado Will Do It
Fishing, Hunting, Burro Rides, Drives,
Horseback Riding, Mountain and Forest
Rambles, Local Excursions, Scenery,
Climate, Multiplied Resorts, often adja-
cent to each other, all in addition to the
manifold attractions and benefits to be
had at the great
T exas-Colorado
Chautauqua.
The session will open at
BOULDER, COLO.. Sunday, July 1st, and
Continue Forty-Six Days.
A series of magnificent entertainments
has been planned. The music will be
the best ever engaged for the Chautau-
qua. A Complete Summer School will
add pleasure to all who wish to avail
themselves of literary improvement.
Passenger Trains on the
.DENVER ROAD
enter and depart from the ’new Texas and
Pacific Passenger Station in Fort Worth.
For free copies of THE CHAUTAUQUA
JOURNAL, issued monthly, send name to
A. A. Glisson, G. A., P. D., or W. F. Ster-
ley, A. G. P. A., “The Denver Road,” Ft.
Worth, Texas. D. B. KEELER,
V. P. and T. M.
WALL PAPER.
Now in stock the new and up-to-
date line of Wall Papers for the
season of 1899. New and dainty
designs, suitable for any kind of a
room. New colors in Ingrains, with
the latest designs in Borders and
Ceilings to match. The largest
stock ever brought to Brenham
Prices as low as any place in the
State br
A full stock of White Lead, Zinc
Paints, Colors, Varnishes, Brushes,
Window Glass, all sizes.
Paint store West Sandy Street,
opposite Schuerenberg’s.
Estimates furaished.
E. ROUSE.
Rosedale Nurseries
• NEAR BRENHAM, TEXAS-
Every variety of Fruit, Ornamental and
.Shade Trees suited to our climate.*
All the Mew Hoses. Full Line ot Ever-
greens.
FIRE WOOD
Dry and well seasoned,
‘cut and split to order,
DELIVERED IN ANY PART OF THE CITY
“at reasonable rates for cash.
FRANK ALLEN
Near Baptist^Church,
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i lot men’s negligee shirts, 25c
1 lot silk bosom shirts, only 49c
1 lot $1, $1 25 and $1 50 shirts will
go, your choice for 75c
1 lot Madras shins, 49c
50 doz men’s gauze shirts, 25c
50 doz men’s balbriggan shir!', 49c
10 doz men’s suspenders, only 10c
1 lot 25c, 35c and 50c men’s neckties
will go at 19c'
25 do2 men’s fast black hose, only 10c
50 doz men’s tan hose 10c per pair
Consistent with its policy to constantly
improve its service the New Orleans &
North-Eastern Railroad is now relaying its
track between New Orleans and Slidell, &■
distance of tweny-nire m^es, with new
steel rails weighing seventy-five pounds to
________________________7 ______.x_ the yard. The entire line has been ballatt-
before Justice Ewing Wednesday ed in the most approved manner from end to
- - - end and notwithstanding tlieineressea pr.ee
of steel, two-.thirds of the entiie mileage has
been relaid with 751b. new steel rails, and
the balance of the line will be relaid as rap-
idly as the material can be procured. These
improvements are not only an indication of
the prosperous cond'tion of the property,
but an assurance of safety and comfort to
travelers. The entire Queen *& Crescent
System, of which the New Orleans &
North-Eastern forms a part, is now at
thoroughly up to date system of Railroads
running the very best equipment of tne most
modern style.
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back on antiquated tricks when
the proper victim appears, got in
his work Friday morning in the
vicinity of the union depot. The
vitim who gave his name as
Gustav Neinert, is a sadder but
wiser young man, and ha§ been
up against the real thing for
about $4 worth, in the form of an
old trick with cards. The razor
paste man departed for other
fields, and Neinert is left to tell
the tale.
An. unsuccessful attempt was
made Tuesday night to enter the
large mercantile establishment
4?f Messrs Winkelmann Bohne,
situated on West Main street.
The heavy bar which secures
the alley entrance door, was re-
moved by insert ing a small wire
through a crack in the door fac-
ing. After removing this bar, _ .
the intruder opened the door and year> commencing July _nd,
entered the poultry yard, where
he was confronted by a door
which baffled the night visitor’s
efforts.
We evidently have a very
presistent burglar among us and
it is to be hoped our officers ef-
forts toward capturing him will
be rewarded.
Barney Marshal, a white man.,
a.nd Virginia Richardson, a col-
ored damsel of the Acre, were up
We will start the season off by offering you the largest and best selected stock of all ihe up-to-date dress
goods, such as Lace Strips Grena-
dine, Satin Striped Rays, sfimity,
Satin Rays, Poult de Soie,, Linea
Imperatriiu, Windsor Nicosp, and
You Will Jl
Find the Patterns VerfiiW
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Tastefully Selected.
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Below you will find a fJ
and if you will carefully
□fat by skilled buy ing we are able to sell our goods cheaper thau
you have ever bought them before.
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On a plea of guilty Tom Chap-
pell was fined the usual $1 in the
justice court Wednesday morn-
ing.
The H. & T. C. Ry. will sell
round trip tickets to Galveston on
the evening of April 19-20, limit-
ed to return April 22, $2 for the
round trip.
Tue G. C. & S. F. will sell
round trip tickets to Galveston
on the evening of April 19-20
limited to return April 22, $2 for
the round trip.
The H. & T. C. Ry. will sell
round trip tickets to Aus-in on
Sunday, April 15, at 81.85 for
the round trip. Special tram will
leave here at 9:0 3a. m.
The Austin citizens are con-
templating the rebuilding of their
dam. Mr. McDonald, of Kansas
City, the builder, has offered to
give 8100,000 toward the enter-
prise.
Barney Marshal, a white man,
filed complaint against Virginia
Richardson, a colored woman, in
the Justice court Wednesday
morning for abusive language.
The case was dismissed later in
the day.
Mrs. Schneider, the unfortu-
nate lady who was poisoned Fri-
day, an account of which ap-
peared in Fxiday’s issue of the
Bvnner, had recovered suffic-
iently by Friday morning to re-
turn home.
In selecting Mr. Frank Dever
to crown their Queen our Fire
department are to be commend-
ed. Mr. Dever is in every way
qualified to fill the position, and
will do the Department as well
as himself credit.
The large pump
ys to handle our trade much
Yours for Bargains,
BUSTER
W.'S.“MELDRUM, General Mana^ ■«
W. H. TAYLOR, G. F. and P. A.
Wm. DOHERTY, A. G. P. A., A
XXoixstoxx.
W.A.WOOD*C&
LUMBER.
Heart Shingles, Windows,
Brick, Lime and Clement,
43-snmne Glidd-an Fence Wiy$
'THE MEW
Racket Store)
Next door to R. Hoffmann.
A General Stock of Racket Goods, from
One Cent Up.
Crockery, Tinware, tGlassware,
We sell our millinery on the same
basis of profit as we do our dry goods,
is the secret of our millinery being
Oiir additional New Building
OLD 8 . .
] TRAVELERS
always use the Luxurious Service of the
Queen & Crescent Route
the Short Line to the EAST AND
x*—-NORFH.
THROUGH SLEEPERS . .
Shreveport to Chattanooga.
PULLMAN BUFFET SLEEPERS
New Orleans to New York
Cincinnati and St. Louis.
T. M. HUNT, GEO. H. SMITH,
TRAV. PASS. AQT., <££N*L PASS. AGT.,
DALLAS, TEX. NEW ORLEANS. LA.
Giddings Get The Normal.
A committe appointed for the
purpose of deciding on a location
for the regular Summer Normal
■ of this district met at the public
school building Saturday at 2
o’clock. 'The Giddings district
! was represented by Prof. Buck-
1 ner Harris, and Ledbetter by
Prof. R. M. Gannon. After
some discussion on the subject
i those present decided that the
claims of Giddings for this sea-
' sons session were strongest, and
the Normal will be held there
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, morning. Marshal was charged
with disturbing the quiet of the
neighborhood in the vicinity of
Virginia Richardson’s residence
in the Acre. Upon a plea of
guilty the usual fee of 81.00 and
costs was assessed and the num-
erous witnesses were dismissed,
and Marshal upon paying his
fine was also released. He was
heard from again Wednesday
afternoon however, and is now
doing time behind the bars of
our county jail charged with at-
tempting to run the inmates of
one or more houses in the Acre
out of their homes, by throwing
rocks through windows.
The millinery estasblishmente
‘were the centers of attraction
Saturday, and many were the
band boxes to be seen in the
hands of the fairer sex, on the
streets and at the out going
passenger trains.
which, was
ordered several days ago, for the
purpose of pumping water from
the new well now being sunk at
the water works has arrived and
will be placed in position at once.
Work on the well will of course
now be resumed with additional
vigor, and it is to be hoped soon
completed.
Austin was visited Thursday
by the first fire since the break-
ing of the dafn. The residence
of Mrs. M. R. Kennedy in-the
northern portion of the city was
burned to the ground in sight of
hundreds of spectators. The fire
department was on hand but was
perfectly helpless so far as fight-
ing the flames was concerned, as
they had no water at all. The
Jgj^^stimated at 815,000____—
Sr
Ino depends not on any
for a livelihood, but falls
Shoe Department.
WE HAVE SEVERAL LOTS TO CLOSE OUT REGARDLESS OF COST.
Lot 4454, tan oxfords, was $2, now..................... 75c
Lot 4450, tan oxfords, w-s 2 25, now .................... $100
Lot 744, black oxfords, was 3 00, now................................. 1 50
Lot 747, black oifoids, was 2 00, now .................. 75c
Lot 6087, green oxfords, was 4 00, no>v ............ 1 00
Lot 6074, purple oxfords, was 2 75, now ............................ 1 00
Lot 6085, purp’e oxfords, was 3 75, now............. 1 X)0
Lot 4449, oxbiood oxfords, was 1 75, now......................... 75c
Lot 7750, oxblood ox ords, was 3 50, now.............. 1 50
Lot 7285, b’ack button shoe, was 3 75, now........................... 1 50
Lot 9554, black low shoe, was 2 50. now ............................. 1 00
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EXCURSIONS.
■ LOW RATES ARE GIVEN FOR ALL
‘ ’ THESE EXCURSIONS,
Ask agents for particulars as to
Rates, Dates of Sale, Dates of Return
etc., or write to D. J. Price,
G. P. & T. A.,
Palestine, Texas
May 8-9—Sangerfest.
MONTEREY.
April 21-22—Popular excursion.
MEXICO.
April 21-23—Popular excursion,
CINCINNATI.
July 12-15 —B. Y. P. U. Convention
LOUISVILLE.
May 30-June 3—United Confederate
Veterans.
NEW ORLEANS.
May 22-26 — Travelers’ Protective
Association. .. •
CHATTANOOGA.
May 8-11—Industrial Convention.,,
SAN ANTONIO.
April 17-19 — Federation Women’s
Clubs.
April 18-20—Knights Templar.
April 20—Mystic Shrine.
April 21—Mystic Shrine.
AUSTIN.
April 17-19—Grand Hodge K, of P.
April 18-19—Firemen’s Tournament
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W. A. GRIFFIN
ARCHITECT
AND BUILDER
Plans an Sjacifications Free of Gia®
BBENHAM, TEXAS,
Staple Dept.
Silk Department.
Ladies’
Ready - Made
Dept.
1 case dress calico, 4c
1 c-se good gingham, 5c
I C" e drp's gucl, 8c
1 cr.se good bleach 1 domestics, 5c
1 bale co.jon s' .per, 3c
I bale Sea Islai 1 domestic, 5c
1 br’e cantoe flannel, 5c
1 c?se oil calico, 5c
1 c se drees percale, 7c
10 pieces wash silk, only 35c •
75 pieces China, a11 colors, only 50c
10 pieces black brocaded, only 50c
75 waist patterns, only 69c
1 piece blk Pearl de Soie, 98c
50 doz ladies’ linen skh is at 25c
50 doz fancy linen sl/rts at 69c .
50 doz ladies broad braided linen
skins, 49c
Belter grades from $1 to $15
50 doz embroidered yokes at 49c
50 doz ladies’ shirt waists at 25c
Better grades from 75c to $2 00
50 piece' Taffeta, all colors, only 85c
100 pieces sa, >, a'1 ' olo ., only 50c
50 we st pai ns, or'y 49c
100 wUsi pr ttf-ns, only 98c
1 piece satin Duche: ', 79c
Remember
The e are a1! new goods, recent
pr-ebf' es and there are no shop-
worn gc ias among them,
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Rankin, John G. Brenham Weekly Banner. (Brenham, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 16, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 19, 1900, newspaper, April 19, 1900; Brenham, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1283317/m1/2/?q=music: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Johnson County Historical Commission.